Rail tie



April 28,1925. 1,535,239

T. B. MODLIN v RAIL TIE Filed Sept. 25, 1924 Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

UNITED STATES I 1 1,535,239' PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS nivronmn, or HURDLAND, MIssoUni, ASSVIGNOR or ONE-THIRD TO HOMERBLACK AND ONE-THIRD T LEM c. SCHENIMANN, BOTH or HURDLAND, mssonnr.

BAIL TIE.

' Application filed September 23,1924. Serial No. 739,333.

To aZZ whom it Hwy concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. MooLIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hurdland, in the county of Knox and State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Rail Tie of which the following is aspecification. Y

The present invention has reference to railway rail fasteners and aimsto provide novel means whereby the usual spikes employed in connectionwith rails may be eliminated, due consideration being given to thestrength and durability of the rail and fastener.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be quickly positioned for securing a rail, thesecuring means embodying a single key.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a. novel form offastening means especially designed for use in connection with metallicties to insure against the rail supported on the metallic ties becomingdisplaced therefrom.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood. that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmental plan view disclosing a railway tie and railconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure t is a perspective view of the mov able fastening member.

Fig, 5 is a fragmental sectional view of the fastener.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicatesa hollow metallic tie which is formed with lower longitudinal flanges 6providing supports for the removable fastening member to be hereinaftermore fully described.

Formed integral with the tie is the stationary fastening member 7 whichhas its inner surface cut away to accommodate the base and web of therail to be secured thereby. Extending inwardly from the stationarysection of the fastening member are spaced lugs 8 that are adapted to bereceived by the openings 9 of the rail sections, it being understoodthat the rail sections must be formed with openings that will fallopposite to the lugs 8 when the rail is positioned on the tie.

Formed in the inner surface of the sta tionary fastening member 7 andarranged adjacent to the base of the tie, are openings 10, whichopenings accommodate the extensions 11 formed on the movable fasteningmember 12. This movable fastening member 12 is provided with a railengaging section 18, the lower port-ion of which rests on the tie, whilethe lower edges of the fastening member rest on the flanges 6, asclearly shown by Figure 1 of the drawing.

Openings 14 are formed in the movable fastening section which openingsare adapted to align withv the opening 15 of the tie so that when themovable fastening section has been moved to its active position, a keysuch as indicated at 16 may be inserted in the registering openings tosecure the movable fastening section against accidental displacement.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that due to this construction, arail may be readily positioned under the stationary fas tening sectionand the movable fastening section moved to a position as shown by Figure1 of the, drawing, whereupon the key 16 may be positioned to hold themovable fastening section against movement. 7

If it is desired to remove the rail it is only necessary to remove thekey 16 and slide the movable fastening section along the tie and out ofthe way of the rail which may now be lifted from the tie.

I claim 2- 1. In a device of the character described, a tie having afastening member formed integral therewith, said fastening member havingopenings arranged adjacent to the lower edge thereof, a movable clampingsection having extensions adapted to fit in the openings, and means forsecuring the movable clan'iping section to the tie.

2. In a device of the character described, a tie having flanges formedlongitudinally thereof and disposed adjacent to the lower movement ofthe movable section, and means 10 for securing the movable section tothe tie.

In testimony that I claim the -foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS B. MODLIN. Witnesses VILLIADI S. lVLILLnn, FRANCIS K. BLACK.

